Arizona plan to privatize prisons may not fly

Source: By Paul Davenport, The Associated Press, 11.07.2009

 

Arizona's plan to turn over its prisons to private companies in exchange for a $100 million upfront payment is having trouble getting off the drawing board, with the plan behind schedule and private prison operators showing little, if any, interest.

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